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[Captivate Android Development] poulosjr:
LOL!!! get ADW Launcher is better than Launcher Pro!

lol @ the icrap comment hahaha!!! i had it was unfortunately 2 days past my 30 days so I sold it to some poor victim for 550 to INSTANTLY go buy the Captivate instead far superior functionality do not have a single reception issue holding it "that way" LOL!! and internet browsing is wayyyyy faster!!! :D

oh and a little side note I dont need or have a case for the Captivate either so i can enjoy the thin/sleek designing HAHA!!!

@Desire comment...... absolutely lightning fast!!!! still a little faster than the captivate too and the battery seems stable. :D
[Captivate Android Development] Bjd223:
TouchWiz works fine, but it matters what widgets you use and how many home screens you use.

I used only the Calendar clock and the standard google search with 2 home screens. One full of Icons and I never, ever had any pauses.

I personally think the Touchwiz widgets that pull data from cloud services / email cause the pauses.
[Captivate Android Development] iceman4357:
I too have condensed my screens, and instead of having a Live wallpaper I switched to a normal. I have no lag at all. Come on Froyo!
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
Get rid of the AT&T bloat and samsung widgets and it will run great!
[Captivate Android Development] BA_Flash_GOD:
hah

Well I just sold my HTC desire for a whopping $654 to some dude on ebay from Ohio named Nantambu (seriously), so i'm stoked that I got to use a NIB Desire for 2 months and sell it to get a faster device (captivate) plus $150 free money. What a country! :D

To me side by side my desire looks kinda old to the display and functionality of the Captivate. Even the camera is dull and lifeless, do a side by side comparison I did at the AT&T store before launch. Then after seeing the GPU power of a lot of benchmarks hah there is absolutely no comparison the Desire is a step below the Galaxy Series in my opinion.

One big perk I'm really impressed by our Galaxy S phones is that it will play FULL VERSION (not resized etc) dvd rips with very little stutter (and i'm just using regular free Video player), even 720p MKVs with 5.1 I was digging on some Season 7 Entourage earlier. THAT is impressive to me.

I'm an avid HTC guy, even if they do use mostly plastic and a lot of their older phones were pretty cheaply made (my opinion, Kaiser was a PIECE haha) Samsung makes a rock solid phone the Desire backing is really shotty thin plastic clips, due time they'll be sure to get loose and get noisey.
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
The best part about having a beastly GPU is that Gingerbread will have a GPU accelerated UI. Gingerbread is where we'll really see this phone outshine the Nexus One, Incredible, Evo, X, etc.....
[Captivate Android Development] poulosjr:
faster in what regards??.... just app launching and menu launching?? b/c i had both(which i returned the captivate) and was doing browser tests all the time and the Desire wiped the floor vs the Captivate rendered pages 4-7sec faster!!! Desire is still King on web loading/browsing until someone matches it!! :D
[Captivate Android Development] BA_Flash_GOD:
You OC your Desire as well eh? hah and it's all software man that's easily shown. Samsung Galaxy Line is literally faster, proven on paper and in physical form. Go back to the stock 2.1 Desire rom and kernel and try it out again.

I think you forget the dev team for the n1/desire is a lot bigger since it's been out for quite a while now eh? Come back in a month and compare devices
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techrocket9:
Hey, um... slightly embarrassing question here. I dropped my EVO off a staircase. It seems fine and runs well, except there seems to be something loose inside, noticeable only when using the haptic keyboard. My question is this: would it do any good at all to open it up and try to fix it, or is the vibrator too deep for me to safely access? Thanks for your time.

An army of pacifists can be defeated by one man with the will to fight.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] campchi:
someone open the phone up be4 and change the LED lights, so i am sure you can open it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geniusdog254:
Ahahahahaha!!! Sorry, had to say point that out :p

Anyways, yes, it can be opened, and you may be able to fix it, but if there's no outward damage, take it to Sprint and have it swapped and say it just started making that noise. I don't want to encourage you to take advantage of them, but that's your best option here.

The phone is ridiculously easy to disassemble and reassemble, but there is a sticker over ONE of the the back panel screws (the one on the left middle). If that sticker is broken, your warranty is void. It's too far recessed to peel it off with a razor and stick it back on, so unless you have a tiny black sticker to put back in once you're done, you should just swap it to keep your warranty.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Huh, I guess insurance isn't a bad idea for some people.
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Just took home my Captivate for $275 from a corporate AT&T Wireless store. Only requirement to get EARLY activation pricing is that you haven't upgraded your line within 6 months. NO ONE said anything about this anywhere until today - have been in 4 different corp AT&T stores, and finally someone said "early upgrade = new activation + $75 = $275 for the Captivate." Deal is good UNTIL Saturday, 7/24, when the pricing goes back up to $350 (Samsung is offering $150 back-end rebate currently) + 75 for early activation.

Get it while you can! Better than AT&T's no-commitment price of $499 and even their phantom $350 pricing they said on Facebook and Twitter, but won't honor after some lucky folks got them early last week!!! Been struggling with this mess for 2 days now, just trying to get it and finally found out about this, so make sure you all aren't buying them at no-commitment pricing, that's just outrageous....
[Captivate General] ingrown:
This is the first I've heard that the $200 2yr contract renewal price is temporary. I'm eligible for an updgrade next week! grr...

Where'd you see that mentioned?
[Captivate General] Citznfish:
Maybe AT&T noticed demand for this phone and said.. Hmmm..how do we make more money on it?

I was surprised to see 10 people lined up Sunday morning to get this phone when the store opened.
[Captivate General] tbae2:
I got it sunday as well no line but everyone was at church :p. The rep did say it was flat 199.99 with no mention of the deal expiring.
[Captivate General] Logic717:
Has anyone confirmed this?
[Captivate General] ingrown:
Just got off the phone with a CSR, he didn't know anything about this being a short term deal. He spent about 5 minutes looking it up, so I hope he wasn't just saying that to get me off of the phone.

Oh, and how long have they been ending their calls by saying "Thanks for being the best part of AT&T" or something like that? That's ridiculously cheesy.
[Captivate General] Logic717:
I just walked into an AT&T store and was able to use the early upgrade and get the phone for the 199+75 +18 (296 with everything totaled up). You have to not have had a upgrade within the last 6 months. That's it... and be in good standing ofcourse.
[Captivate General] dexjaz:
I got my Captivate on Sunday for $275. I did an early upgrade this past December for a BB 9700, so I was eligible for the early upgrade (I didn't know I was at the time). I was hoping to purchase for the "$350" non-contract price last week, but the rep @ the store last Thursday said I would qualify for the early upgrade, but they weren't going to sell it to me until the 18th. $275 was cheaper than $350 just to add 7 month to my contract, so I had planned to go that way. Luckily I was since the phone went to $499. So yes, it is true.
[Captivate General] moosic:
Contract

Do you go under another 2 year contract for this price?
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
AT&T Customer Service can push your upgrade date forward 30 Days, easy. Just give the customer service line a call and talk to a representative.
[Captivate General] ingrown:
The guy I spoke with said that he couldn't change it. :mad:
[Captivate General] xdeslitx:
I called CSR early this morning and was able to order it as early upgrade...199.99 + tax and delivery...i think it came out to $260-something total...i wasn't eligible for upgrade till march of 2011
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
I'd try again, seems like it just depends on who you get. I'm trying to get my upgrade pushed forward 3 months (it will be a year since I got my Tilt 2 in October), so far I've had one CSR tell me to just walk into a store and use the upgrade off of one of my family plan's other lines, the other told me she could only make it that much earlier if I increased my plan, but that isn't going to happen lol.
[Captivate General] xdeslitx:
I also got my Tilt 2 at the same time. Your best bet is to call CSR...just call back again and hope to get a different person if they tell you no the first time. It's a matter of getting the right person. The guy I talked to this early morning told me that it's best to call after midnight since you get the seasoned employees but you have to be premiere...if you call during the day most likely youll get a trainee
[Captivate General] ingrown:
I stand corrected. I called back and specifically mentioned overriding the upgrade date, and the CSR said that I could do that. However, they would only do it if they could ship it to me, not so I could buy it in the store, and if they had any in stock.

They don't.

She put me on hold saying that she's trying to arrange something with the store closest to me... So, maybe this will work...
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
Weird, the first girl I got was all ready to set it to today until she read the 10 month part and told me she couldn't, she didn't seem to care where I used the upgrade at. Makes me wonder if the CSR wants the sale.
[Captivate General] ingrown:
Possibly, she supposedly couldn't get in touch with the local store and asked if they could call back in 2 days when they might have stock to ship to me. Maybe I should call again.

Nah, I'm tired of messing with this today. Thanks for letting me know about moving the upgrade date.
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
No, problem ingrown.

Sorry for sorta hijacking the thread though. I'm thinking I may try to get this with the early upgrade fee myself.

Has anyone confirmed the price going up to $350 for an upgrade after 7/24?
[Captivate General] V DidDy 210:
Just so everyone knows, the loyalty advantage applies to this phone. I got an additional 100 off because I hadn't upgraded in 24 months (iPhone) and my bill is
[Captivate General] V DidDy 210:
greater than 100

No upgrade fee either

Nifty phone for 100!

Merge please
[Captivate General] outz:
i tried to get a captivate today from a corp store... the guy said he couldnt sell it until NEXT sunday? i asked him to check again, because i'm fairly sure he meant YESTERDAY. he checked, came out and said the same thing. i guess that someone up there doesn't want me to get rid of my 3gs quite yet.
[Captivate General] ingrown:
Cool... I went ahead and called again, and they let me go to a store and upgrade early waiving the $75 fee!

To keep this on subject, I asked about the pricing being a temporary promotion, and the sales reps had no idea what i was talking about.
[Captivate General] jmack1021:
Dang, wish I could get this deal. I've only been under contract since January, but I was hoping I would qualify since it's been exactly 6 months. Called and he said I was only eligible for the iPhone Early Upgrade, which I don't want, and I'm not eligible for the regular Early Upgrade until a year from now. :O
[Captivate General] warri:
Called ATT and CSR Pushed my Upgrade up and gave me a $10 Credit towards overnight Shipping... Cost me $199.99 + $14.99 Shipping -$10 Credit + $18 upgrade fee = $222.98 total. And i get it Wednesday instead of Monday (heh i know its was only one week early but i was really excited about a high end android phone on ATT (and i played with a vibrant today, and was extremely impressed)
[Captivate General] Torrast:
I'm surprised that no one has come to clear up this confusion, but allow me to clarify a few points. AT&T has an "early upgrade" or "exception upgrade" policy which allows certain customers that are not upgrade eligible to upgrade with a new contract, upgrade fee, and pay an extra $75 on top of the "normal" upgrade price. This is different than having your "normal upgrade" date pushed up. This would appear to be what the OP is talking about. $199 +$75 = approx $275. I think you have to be a certain length into your contract to do this, or else you can't do it too often. I know people who have received this option when they broke or lost a phone and weren't upgrade eligible. I'm fairly certain this doesn't work for iPhones though. Hope that clears things up a bit! :) If you want to check to see if you can do this, I would call customer service and ask about upgrading earlier but paying extra for the phone (still way cheaper than the no commitment rate).
[Captivate General] SlimJ87D:
Anyone that is eligible for the iPhone upgrade can get the Captivate for $200.

My contract is 8 months old and I had the opportunity to get the phone for $200. But I optioned out because I would have to sign up for 2 years from that point on.

All you are doing is renewing your contract for another 2 years from that point.
[Captivate General] jmack549:
I guess I'm just unlucky. I'm the same length into my contract and would have to pay full price for it.
[Captivate General] anosis:
I don't think ATT's own folks know all the rules... I called yesterday and the CSR I spoke to told me that the early upgrade ONLY applies to the new iphone and that the captivate was not part of this deal. Then I called my local corporate store and the guy on the phone asked me to dial *639# [send] and within a few seconds I received a text message that showed the actual renewal date with some other verbage. He said if my upgrade date was in 2010 he could offer me the Captivate for 75 over new contract price. Guess I will be heading over to that store today to make that deal.

I helps to be persistant with ATT. Sometimes you end up with someone that just will not give an inch and then you end up with someone that will give you all you want.
[Captivate General] votum:
I just talked to 3 seperate reps, one said wait until Premier is open to call them, the second said it is iPhone only, the third time their system was down, I told her what was up and she said call back in about an hour and ask for a "Secured Upgrade"

I wonder if there are deals through the premier site...I can't access it because I am on an individual responsibility account, but I am definitely part of premier so I guess I'll try and call them when they open
[Captivate General] rickgrob:
Anyone else have luck in getting an early upgrade price? I have a 3GS, a little over 1 year into a 2 year contract and I would love to get the Captivate. While I don't expect to pay the $199 new price, I am not ready to pony up the $499 as a straight out buy. To me, there should be an in between price with a new 2 year like people have described in this thread.
[Captivate General] ingrown:
If i'm not mistaken, you should be able to get it for 275. You should go into a store and ask about an early upgrade.
[Captivate General] anosis:
I can also confirm that this offer is available. Went into local ATT corporate store and asked them to apply an early upgrade to purchase the Captivate. They gave me the 199 + 75 deal and waived the 18 for processing. Only major downer is that you always get charged the sales tax based on the retail price so that tacked on another 50 bucks.

So as long as you have an upgrade coming this year, you should be able to apply an early upgrade for the cost of 75 to get this phone.
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
Is the 7/24 end date for the contract extension price of $200 true? Has anyone else confirmed this?
[Captivate General] rickgrob:
Unfortunately, since I am only 1 year into a 2 year, my regular upgrade wouldn't happen until 2011. I suspect that might give me problems?
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
YIKES!!! you got hosed my friend.... my total bill for the day was $292.86! $274.99 for the phone, $17.87 tax at 6.5%, NO $18 upgrade fee.... I had been giving them the rundown on how bad everyone else at the other stores had treated me over this phone, so maybe they waived it, I don't know! But regardless, you should not have paid $50 in taxes on something you didn't spend the money on....... what the hell, that's like you getting comped on a dinner and paying the tax on it?
[Captivate General] rickgrob:
Just to follow up on my own post, I contacted Business Customer Care (Premier) and was able to do an early upgrade for $199 + $18. No hassle or debate to get that number. Hopefully getting the new mobile tomorrow (or Monday latest).

Just FYI.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Just got mine for $199+$75+tax. My original contract expires 10/2011.
[Captivate General] jmack549:
WHAT?! I have the worst luck...
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Try a different corp store.
[Captivate General] ttu98ss:
I initially returned my iPhone 4 and paid $500 outright - last upgrade was in February to the 3GS so I was screwed still until next summer.

Well then I got frustrated because I could cancel my contract for $110, buy a new on on amazon for $89. So I called in and raised enough hell

They initially said $275 was the best they could do, but after holding strong they let me have it for $199.

I already had the phone so then I talked them in to just giving my account a $300 credit instead of mailing me a new phone and having me return this one. Worked out pretty well for me IMO :)
[Captivate General] V DidDy 210:
Everyone with upgrade questions

THIS IS ATT OFFICIAL STANCE: http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/why/upgrade-advantage.jsp

it all depends on 2 things, length of current contract, and how much money you spend every month.

You can use this to your advantage when they're hating on you, BUT don't underestimate the ability to speak to the supervisor. Be firm but polite and most supervisor will try and help. They gave me a backflip FOR FREE SANS CONTRACT when my iPhone stopped getting service (which I sold for 350 promptly hehe) just don't take no for an answer and be polite. with the amount of jackoffs that call everyday, most are usually pretty thankful to talk to a customer who isn't on roid rage

**I know I type like a 15 yr old, you'll have to excuse me..I'm off work haha
[Captivate General] SlimJ87D:
Well it depends on how much you pay monthly. I have 3 lines and pay $150 a month or so. This is why I get upgrade options early on. I have also been with ATT for over 6 years now I believe.
[Captivate General] V DidDy 210:
yep, my family has been with att a collective 18 on the same account (lines have come in and out, i've been with them for 9 yrs)

they tend to respond to old time accounts a bit better
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
I have 3 lines but only pay less than $100 monthly. It seems that the corp store managers have the discretion to give you the early upgrade or not regardless how many months you are in your current contract.
[Captivate General] sman789:
In my AT&T premier online store I click to upgrade my main line and I see the Captivate for 199.99 without any 2-year agreement asterisk like all the other phones. it's $217.99 after fees. Is this just taking away my upgrade discount if I buy this now? I'm not agreeing to extend my contract?
[Captivate General] jackxlj:
weird

i joined att in feb of this year,i called on the phone on the 24th to order it, and the csr got an admin to override it and i ordered the phone for 199.99,no activation fee,and free orvernight shipping, we currently have 4 iphone 3gs on our plan, and we pay 306 a month or so, so i think it has very little to do with time of your contract, and more to do with house polite you are and house nice the csr is.
[Captivate General] evancg:
Usually the asterisk indicates the phone REQUIRES a two year contract regardless of premier status (such as the iPhone). Phones without the asterisk are eligible for a one year contract (or I suppose on some premier plans, no contract).

As a side note, I selected the Captivate on a ONE YEAR contract but when the phone arrived my contract had magically been extended by TWO years. If you go that route, take screenshots and double confirm after receiving your phone (ultimately I wound up returning it anyway because I got it at Best Buy for $150 with a two year extension and have no intention of switching from ATT anyway since they have coverage where no one else does in a couple of important areas for me. Figure $50 is $50).
[Captivate General] evancg:
In your case I'm sure it helps that you're going to be paying them over $5000 over the next year and a half. No point in them refusing you a discount and making you angry enough to give them their $500 for four ETF's to switch carriers. 10 times more money = good for them!
[Desire Themes and Apps] mrwookie6379:
Calling all Laucher Pro lovers.................. Launcher Pro Plus was launched today!

http://www.launcherpro.com/

Taken from the Laucher Pro website:-

So last week I promised you big news coming to LauncherPro. It took a bit longer than I expected, but hopefully it was worth the wait!

One of the features I get requested the most is to support HTC Sense widgets. It seems everyone wants them. Because of the way these widgets are built into the HTC Sense launcher itself, this is simply not possible. And since not every Android user has a phone with HTC Sense, these widgets are not even available to all users.

Today I’m glad to announce a new milestone in LauncherPro’s history. Starting today, there’s a new version called LauncherPro Plus, which will contain several widgets, exclusive to LauncherPro Plus users.

Upcoming widgets include:

•People Widget – To quickly access all your contacts, or just your favorites, or a particular group. (Included in this release)

•Bookmarks Widget – Quick access to your browser’s bookmarks

•Friends Widget – Lists your friend’s status updates from Facebook and Twitter, and lets you update your own status too.

•Calendar/Agenda Widget – Shows you a calendar you can scroll through to switch months, and also lets you see your agenda for any particular day right within the widget.

•Messaging – Scroll through a list of your SMS messages or one by one. Quick links to delete messages, reply, etc.

I’ll be adding these widgets over the next couple of weeks. The “People” widget is available right now to LauncherPro Plus users. There’s going to be other features in the future that will be available only to Plus users too.

Pretty cool, eh?

Now, as you can imagine, LauncherPro Plus is not free. I’ve been working full-time on LauncherPro for the past two months without making a single penny. Obviously I can’t keep devoting all my time to it without making any money, so hopefully enough of you will buy the Plus version to keep the project alive.

The early-bird price for LauncherPro Plus is only $2.99 USD, and you can buy it today through Paypal using this link. The price will most likely go up once all widgets are included, so you’ll want to get in early to enjoy the discount.

I haven’t made it available through the Android market because unfortunately I don’t live in one of the few countries that Google allows to sell paid apps from. And there’s stil a huge amount of people (including myself) who live in countries where paid apps aren’t even available to purchase. (Way to go, Google!)

Another good thing about this new Plus version is that, if sales go well enough, I’ll be able to actually hire programmers to help me develop LauncherPro even faster. So even if you don’t have a use for these widgets, you should consider buying the Plus version to support the future development of LauncherPro.

Just downloaded this myself and although has only the one widget at the momnet the potential is certainly there! :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] harolds:
Don't thank Google, thank you country's government for placing unreasonable restrictions on such things.